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Healthcare and Medical Costs

Medicaid Faces $911 Billion Squeeze: New Data Maps Local Impacts Ahead of 2026 Midterms

As the healthcare landscape stands on the precipice of sweeping legislative changes, new administrative data sheds light on the local...

Oct 8, 2026, 2:17 pm • By Dwi Wanna

Healthcare and Medical Costs

President Trump Moves to Freeze Foreign Aid, Dissolve USAID, and Overhaul State Department in Sweeping Second-Term Global Health Actions

Starting on the very first day of his second term in office, President Trump and his administration have moved swiftly...

Oct 8, 2026, 6:17 am • By Muslim

Healthcare and Medical Costs

Insurer Exits and Strategic Shifts Take Shape Across ACA Marketplaces for Plan Year 2027

As the healthcare landscape continues to adjust to major federal policy and financial shifts, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplaces...

Oct 7, 2026, 10:17 pm • By Nana Wu

Healthcare and Medical Costs

States Face Monumental Fiscal Pressures and Administrative Hurdles as 2025 Reconciliation Law Overhauls Medicaid

Amidst challenging fiscal conditions and upcoming national and state elections, state governments across the United States are scrambling to implement...

Oct 7, 2026, 2:17 pm • By Dwi Wanna

Healthcare and Medical Costs

Financial Strain of Health Care Costs Remains a Top Public Anxiety, KFF Polling Shows

Editorial Note: This brief was updated on September 29, 2026, to include the latest KFF polling data. It was originally...

Sep 27, 2026, 1:16 pm • By Ammar Sabilarrohman